Step By Step - How to get the MOST out of an Ezine Article!

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by Jigar Banker

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Not mine.

Very interesting thanks for sharing!

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by dooly26

OK.

I went ahead and implemented the technique on the article I mentioned earlier in the thread.

Its just one article but I really wanted to see what happened.

The competition in quotes is 14,600 for the keyword I am targeting.
It gets about 900 searches a day.

Most of the sites on the first page are authority sites so I never liked my chances of getting number 1 with an article.

When I submitted my article it bounced a bit and the highest I seen it was 31. Sometimes it wasn't there at all. I submitted to the other directories except for acs because I couldn't find a catagory that fit my article. It seemed like it was for more complicated subjects.

I checked the keyword about 20 minutes ago and there was my article, on page 1, number 5 to be exact. I was stoked. I'm not getting to excited because I know what google is like. I will give it time to settle and see if it sticks. I will take number 5 on google for a keyword that gets 900 searches a day any day of the week.

The thing that has me stumped is without quotes I'm at number 5, page 1, with quotes I'm on page 5. What does that mean?

Anyway, so far I think this method definately works and I will be implementing it with all my articles.

Well done Jeffrey!! Great info!!

Yayyyy! This is great to hear... many people are wanting exact statistics of exactly what will happen. Thank you for sharing this information with all of the thread readers. Good luck with your future marketing!!

[bigwal88]

Hey donald, I use article submission software, and yes it saves me a heap of time. It was quite time consuming signing up to all the article sites, but once i had, all i have to do is write my article and click submit, then i sit back and watch, i dont even have to watch! It would save me at least an hour every article.

Cheers
Tom

[Challe77]

I was just about to implement this until I read this in a similar thread:

Originally Posted by OpenMindsEnt

Hi:

I recently submitted an article to ezinearticles and it got to #4 on Google for my main keyword a couple days after being accepted.

I submitted the article to about 6-7 other article directories, and in the Bio box of each I linked back to the Ezinearticle (a strategy a fellow warrior suggested) in order to achieve better rankings for just the Ezinearticle.

Today when I ran a search for my keyword, my ezine article had been removed from not only the first page, but is nowhere to be found at all (unless I Google the query in quotes).

Did my article most likely receive some kind of duplicate content penalty? Is it unacceptable to post the same article in different directories? (I had heard that it was, but now am unsure)

Thanks!

Tim

What did he do wrong?, should you always spin/change the article to avoid this problem?

Sincerely
Karl

[bhuff85]

Well, I have implemented this technique on some articles in a particular niche. Did this about 2 days ago, and I noticed a decent increase in traffic.

I'll continue doing with this method and see what my results are within the next couple weeks...

Thanks again Jeff!

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by Challe77

I was just about to implement this until I read this in a similar thread:

What did he do wrong?, should you always spin/change the article to avoid this problem?

Sincerely
Karl

Karl,

Wo! I'm sorry. I am not sure what happened. You should not get penalized for the duplication of content. The only way you would might get penalized for the duplication of content is if you did not link back to your original EZA article....but I'm not even too sure about that... thinking.... spinning an article/changing an article would only work if you want to make a new article entirely. This is not what I'm trying to accomplish here.

I do not know what to tell you other then to try it again. This method does work, and it really allows you to get the most out of an Ezine article.

[Challe77]

Ok, I´ve spinned all the articles ( just a little ) with a article program just in case, and have now begun submitting them to several article directories, but in the autor bio I link to another one of my ezine articles instead of using the same one, this should do the same trick, right?

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by Challe77

Ok, I´ve spinned all the articles ( just a little ) with a article program just in case, and have now begun submitting them to several article directories, but in the autor bio I link to another one of my ezine articles instead of using the same one, this should do the same trick, right?

It should! It's not how I do it but let everyone know what your results are so for the Warriors like you that want to change their articles a little bit and link to different EZA articles know what kind of results they are into having

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by trippmarxx

Well, I have implemented this technique on some articles in a particular niche. Did this about 2 days ago, and I noticed a decent increase in traffic.

I'll continue doing with this method and see what my results are within the next couple weeks...

Thanks again Jeff!

Alright right on! Let the thread know about your results!

[Jeffrey Louis]

Many people have been pming me about things like competition. When does a keyword have too much competition to article market with your method?

The answer is it depends... sometimes getting placed highly on search engines does take more then just linking it to the ten article directories I have suggested here, most of the time it does not.

I'd suggest for all of you to just try it yourself on those keywords you would never touch - not ones like "make money online" or "lose weight" but you know what I mean.

Not saying you don't have a chance to place for those two keywords it's just going to take alot more effort then the process I suggested.

This is how I'd do it if I were going to give it a go though:

Your title would have to say "How to make money online"
Then you'd link to those 10 article directories...
Probably more article directories...
Then you'd link it from blogs...
Social bookmarks...
Get your friends on Myspace to link to your article...

And a hell of a lot more including probably getting a new link to your article for many days and moons to come.

[Challe77]

A thought just occured to me, is it the keywords in the articles that makes the original article to be boosted?

Since google judge links that are more relevant than any other link?

Sincerely
Karl

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by Challe77

A thought just occured to me, is it the keywords in the articles that makes the original article to be boosted?

Since google judge links that are more relevant than any other link?

Sincerely
Karl

Yes it is the combination of the content on the article and of course the importance of the page that is pointing to it...

[tess47]

Jeffrey

I seem to be having a little problem. I started using this technique two weeks ago, submitting my ezine articles to 10 other high page rank article sites (mostly the ones you mentioned). Today I was checking to see where my articles were at, and to my surprise I couldn't find my original Ezine article anywhere in site, but some of the other sites I submitted the article to (Searchwarp and Articlesbase were two I noticed) were showing up on pages 2, 3, etc.

Is this normal? I used my long-tail keywords as text links back to my Ezine articles, but they are no where to be found! Just your thoughts about why this may be. If this isn't going to boost my Ezine article, I would rather spend my time doing other things.

Thanks for your help!

[Jeffrey Louis]

Tess,

The only thing I could think of is that there could be an issue with EZA at the moment... sometimes this happens to my articles too. Although it really rare it does happen. Hang in there your EZA article will be at the top. If your Search Warp article is on page 2 or 3 it is a good sign that your EZA article will probably be on page one shorty.

-Jeff

[tess47]

Hi Jeffrey -

I'm still having trouble with this method. I have used this strategy on about 15 articles in the last 2 1/2 weeks, and I can't find a one of my EZA on any of the top 3 or 4 pages. I have waited for one week after my EZA gets published, then backlinked to my article from 10 different high PR article sites.

I don't seem to be seeing any results at all. These are not high competition keywords, and I am using my keywords as a text link for linking back to my EZA.

Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions on this? I don't know whether to keep doing it or not. It sure doesn't seem to be effective so far.

[gr8tocre8]

Jeff! I used your method and my article actually started climbing in the ratings. Then, last week, I did some editing on it. Little did I know that Ezinearticles would take almost a week to re-approve it. Anyway, what happened is that Google completely dropped my article from its ratings (probably because it was a dead link for a week).

My question is - if I keep plugging away with your technique (using that article link in the resource box), will it reappear in the ratings again?

[clint48]

Jeffrey, Article base has a no follow tag for anchor text, Buzzle will remove your article if they find it on another site, and for the person that asked about the social bookmarketing many of the top sites will not let you bookmark Ezine Articles.

I like your idea, but there are some sites you just can't use it on.

Clint

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by clint48

Jeffrey, Article base has a no follow tag for anchor text, Buzzle will remove your article if they find it on another site, and for the person that asked about the social bookmarketing many of the top sites will not let you bookmark Ezine Articles.

I like your idea, but there are some sites you just can't use it on.

Clint

Clint,

I've never had a problem using this method. Buzzle has not removed any of my articles.

Jeffrey

[redicelander]

Maybe somebody said this but I"m tired and don't have time to read every post at the moment. I have read elsewhere that having the same article on different sites actually is something search engines like google don't like and it takes the ranking down.

If not, what is the big no no with having the same article in different places that people always talk about? I have just heard many times it is not a good idea. Why would people say that? Thanks. I guess it can't hurt to try it with a few of my articles.

[Mark Coverdale]

2 weeks have gone by since I posted my results from this technique.

I havn't tried any other articles in that 2 weeks because google was bouncing my article around like a rubber ball. I was losing faith in the method, some days I was on page 1, then page 2 or 3, then nowhere.

In the last couple of days I have been checking in on it more and noticed that most of the time it has been on page 1, number 4. A couple of times it has been between 12 and 15 but mostly 4. I think it is starting to stick.

The keyword that I targeted with this method has a few authority sites on the first page so I am still happy and very surprised with the results so far. I think with some social bookmarking I can get it to stick on page 1 permanently, but this method has definately had a positive effect on the page rank of the article.

I have decided it is worth the extra effort to implement this method on future articles to get them to stick. It doesn't take that long now that all of the accounts are set up.

Thats my experience so far with this anyway.............

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by dooly26

2 weeks have gone by since I posted my results from this technique.

I havn't tried any other articles in that 2 weeks because google was bouncing my article around like a rubber ball. I was losing faith in the method, some days I was on page 1, then page 2 or 3, then nowhere.

In the last couple of days I have been checking in on it more and noticed that most of the time it has been on page 1, number 4. A couple of times it has been between 12 and 15 but mostly 4. I think it is starting to stick.

The keyword that I targeted with this method has a few authority sites on the first page so I am still happy and very surprised with the results so far. I think with some social bookmarking I can get it to stick on page 1 permanently, but this method has definately had a positive effect on the page rank of the article.

I have decided it is worth the extra effort to implement this method on future articles to get them to stick. It doesn't take that long now that all of the accounts are set up.

Thats my experience so far with this anyway.............

Glad this was helpful for you!

[DownloadDan]

I haven't tried this method and I still don't understand why it works, but I'll give it a go. Thanks for sharing.

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by DownloadDan

I haven't tried this method and I still don't understand why it works, but I'll give it a go. Thanks for sharing.

No problem. Hope it helps you out!

[redicelander]

Jeffrey, are you still looking at this topic? A few questions before I try this. Sorry if I missed it but I read all the pages. On the other sites you submit the article to, are you using the same author name as on ezine? Same profile pic? Doesn't matter? Does matter?

I'm understanding mostly the main, important thing is to give the link to the ezine article in the resource box on other article submission sites?

Hope I'm making sense. I'm tired and this post is poorly written. Seems like I had one or two more questions about this but really can't remember them right now.

[karlp295]

Sounds like an interesting strategy, I think I might try this. I can see the advantage of boosting the search engine rankings of an article on EzineArticles .Com but ultimately the object is to build links back to my site and to increase traffic so anything that can do that am interested in and I'm sure we all are. Thanks for the info and well explained...

[Alex Rich]

JL,
Very nicely done. It makes a difference when you read details written by one who has walked through the forest and taken the time to mark the trail for others to follow.

Thanks for the generous gift. I'm off to work now

[RingSuccess]

Hi all, I'm newbie in IM.
I have very simple question, if I dont have website, can i use enzine article to submit my article?

If you have any suggestion, please do let me know.

Regards
RS

[ashtonuk]

could someone please tell me what a resource box is?

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by RingSuccess

Hi all, I'm newbie in IM.
I have very simple question, if I dont have website, can i use enzine article to submit my article?

If you have any suggestion, please do let me know.

Regards
RS

RS,

First of all welcome to the forum. Secondly, Ring Success kind of sounds like my domain but hey. Anyways to answer your question, there would be no reason to submit and article to Ezine, or any article directory for the matter if you do not have a web page or a blog of some sort to point it to.

Jeffrey Louis

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by ashtonuk

could someone please tell me what a resource box is?

A resource box is the bottom part of an article when you are doing the submitting. It is the part where you have your URL and you are trying to get the reader to click on it to go to your page. It is a very important part of an article. When you start to submit articles, the directories have everything clearly labeled so you will not be confused.

[meshmore]

Thanks for the step by step approach

Much appreciated

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by meshmore

Thanks for the step by step approach

Much appreciated

Originally Posted by karlp295

Sounds like an interesting strategy, I think I might try this. I can see the advantage of boosting the search engine rankings of an article on EzineArticles .Com but ultimately the object is to build links back to my site and to increase traffic so anything that can do that am interested in and I'm sure we all are. Thanks for the info and well explained...

No problem glad I could give you guys some new ideas, and maybe a new approach to help boost your articles.

[redicelander]

So, do you use the same author name and picture on the other article sites you submit to?

[iMerickz]

Yes good information by Jeffrey. Thanks for that.
Besides just submitting to articles directory, I actually also mapped out an idea to power up and add more backlinks to the main article.

Create hubpages, squidoo, and blogger using the same article with the 2 links (1 link to your money site, 1 link to your ezine)
Create more web 2.0 network sites (i called them the 2nd tier) like wordpress, weebly, etc but now backlinks these sites to your 1st tier hubpages,squidoo and blogger.
Then bookmark these 2nd tier sites using web 2.0 bookmarking sites.
This will support the 2nd tier with enough backlinks which in turn support your 1st tier sites and main site.
I have not really try out and implement this, as been too busy creating blogs and reading all the ebooks and IM stuff
I am a newbie just starting out. But I think this will sufficiently power up the ranking of your main site and ezine article.
Good luck to all.. And I am still waiting to earn my first dollar of profit

[Jeffrey Louis]

Originally Posted by redicelander

So, do you use the same author name and picture on the other article sites you submit to?

Yes when I use this method, I use the same name, and the same picture.

[redicelander]

Thanks for your answer. One more question. How do you cite the ezine article? With a direct address link, or a word link. I mean, do you disguise the link? And what wording do you use to point back to that article? Something like, "Read more about it here at http://ezine...."? Thank you if you have time to enlighten me.

[Ben_Curtis]

Jeffrey,
You are incredibly gracious with even the simplest of questions! Thanks for all your patience. My question: what makes a stand-out bio box? I saw that mentioned but not really addressed.
Thanks.

[cloudchaser22]

Hi Jeffrey,

I have a couple of questions on whether you can do this:

1) You mention writing 1 article and submitting it 10 article directories each pointing back to the original article.

What if you wrote 500 articles and submit each of those articles to 10 article directories, each pointing back to that original article, does that mean you would have 5000 backlinks all pointed to 1 article?

2) To expand further on this concept, what if you bought an article submitter and you wrote 500 articles pointed back to the original article and the submitter automatically sent them to 150 article directories, does that mean you would have 75000 backlinks pointed back to that 1 article?

[redicelander]

Buzzle quite clearly does not allow duplicate content as that was the main notice I saw when trying to sign up. I'm reticent to blatantly break their rules and just try to get away with it so I did not sign up with them. I'm signing up for the other 9 right now. Adrian Monk would be displeased with me signing up for 9 and not a nice, round number like 10.

I hope this can really increase traffic to my articles and at the end to my site as I am really interested in making a full time living from the internet and nowhere near that at the moment.

[tess47]

I have been using this method for a month or longer so far, and it isn't working at all for me. I don't know why!

My keywords are NOT highly competitive. Most have 12,000 or less competing sites. I have linked back to my Ezine Articles using keyword text links, but not good results. In fact, most of the articles I have done this with were ranking much better before I did this!

Any idea why this might be? For example, I had an article that was consistently on page 2 for my keywords. After I used this technique, it is normally now on page 4 or 5. Doesn't make sense to me, unless Google doesn't like linking an article back to the exact same article.

I'm completely at a loss about this!

[redicelander]

Originally Posted by tess47

Doesn't make sense to me, unless Google doesn't like linking an article back to the exact same article.

But the guy who started this thread said that is not the case at all.

[WinsonYeung]

I really like this method. I'm gonna to try out the combination of Ezinearticles and Isnare soon

[alloke613]

Thanks for the information. This is really a great idea to do article marketing.

Cheers,
Alex

[John34]

Originally Posted by tess47

I have been using this method for a month or longer so far, and it isn't working at all for me. I don't know why!

My keywords are NOT highly competitive. Most have 12,000 or less competing sites. I have linked back to my Ezine Articles using keyword text links, but not good results. In fact, most of the articles I have done this with were ranking much better before I did this!

Any idea why this might be? For example, I had an article that was consistently on page 2 for my keywords. After I used this technique, it is normally now on page 4 or 5. Doesn't make sense to me, unless Google doesn't like linking an article back to the exact same article.

I'm completely at a loss about this!

Are u posting same article as of ezine? Try to edit a article a bit and then link back to ezine article.

[Matthew Olson]

Originally Posted by tess47

I have been using this method for a month or longer so far, and it isn't working at all for me. I don't know why!

My keywords are NOT highly competitive. Most have 12,000 or less competing sites. I have linked back to my Ezine Articles using keyword text links, but not good results. In fact, most of the articles I have done this with were ranking much better before I did this!

Any idea why this might be? For example, I had an article that was consistently on page 2 for my keywords. After I used this technique, it is normally now on page 4 or 5. Doesn't make sense to me, unless Google doesn't like linking an article back to the exact same article.

I'm completely at a loss about this!

I'm having almost the exact same experience as you Tess...

I tried this backlinking method about 4 weeks ago with 10 articles in one niche and another 3 articles in a different niche.

Most of my keyword phrases have less than 15,000 searches and are not dominated by authority sites.

Here are my results from niche #1:

- 10 articles submitted using this method
- 1 article on 1st page of google
- 1 article on 3rd page of google
- Remaining 8 not found on first 5 pages

Niche #2

- 3 articles submitted
- 2 articles on 2nd page of google
- Remaining 1 not found on first 5 pages

I'm also noticing that some of the articles I submitted to articlealley, articledashboard and articlesbase are showing up ahead of the EZA I was linking to.

I'm followed the method meticulously, using proper anchor text, etc. Of course it's very possible I'm overlooking something obvious. It wouldn't be the first time

I have an idea of what the problem may be in the case of niche #1. This niche, although not dominated by authority sites, is very saturated with by web 2.0 sites including other EZA articles. It could be that I simply need a more aggressive backlinking strategy above and beyond the method outlined here.

Tess, are you using this method in the relationship niche by any chance?

[blakekr]

This is a great idea, I have no results to report but I am definitely trying this out.

One comment -- Buzzle has gotten very strict about what they take and unless I'm wrong, they now only accept unique content unless you're willing to publish with no external links. (Sorry, just read page four on this thread and realize I'm repeating this.) They say that if you publish content w/ external links and republish it later, they will scan the web for it and yank your article, frown on your account, curse your firstborn child etc.

[Jeffrey Louis]

Well the idea of this was to help not hurt you... I know it has had a positive effect on my articles.

[hyderkhan]

Jeffrey,

I had a question about #10 on your list of 10 article directories:

Hot Article Directory (pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/index.html

This seems to be some journal for chemists.

I created myself an account.

But it's asking me to choose which "journal" of chemistry to submit my article to.

Not sure what to do....!?????

Thanks!!

[guna]

Great one. Adding to this I would suggest a couple of bookmarks on the published article on ezinearticles

Thanks

[hyderkhan]

Originally Posted by aboutalhah

I just wanted to add two articles directories to the list.

11. Ideamarketer.com
12. Buzzle.com

They are good sites as well, for those who want more.

Franck.

The correct URL is ideamarketerS.com (with an "S").

The site without the "S" is invalid....